FLEXOR


Meaning of FLEXOR in English

/ ˈfleksə(r); NAmE also ˈfleksɔːr/ (also ˈflexor muscle ) noun

( anatomy ) a muscle that allows you to bend part of your body

—compare extensor

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: modern Latin , from Latin flex- bent, from the verb flectere .

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